Tapestries

Take Them Home, Wedge Weave, 9×6 inches, inspired by Diné weaves of the 1870s, and 2018 US immigration/asylum crisis. 2018

Welcome the Stranger. Hand-spun, natural and hand-dyed churro yarn, cotton warp. The center symbol is a recreation of those found throughout the American Southwest and represents migration —whether forced or voluntary. The red represents the cost of migration, the blue at the top the hope for a new life. It’s inspired by my despair over the current immigration actions by this government. It also reminds me of a flag. 7×12 inches. From the Symbols Tell the Story series. 2018. SOLD

Refugee As Criminal. 11×7 inches. Wool warp and weft. 2018.

Iceland Stories: Peace is inspired by the colors of the winter grass (golden), snow and sky of Iceland. The symbol is a modification of the Iceland stave for Peace. Commercial wool warp & weft. 11×15 inches, From the Symbols Tell the Story series. 2018

Iceland Stories: Lava Fields. Inspired by the colors of the winter grass (golden), snow and sky of Iceland, and Diné (Navajo) wedge weaving of 1870-90. Commercial wool weft, cotton weft. 11×9 inches. From the Symbols Tell the Story series. 2018

Water Is Life, created in honor of the courageous 2016-17 protest at Dakota Access Pipeline. 5×7 inches. Wool, cotton. 2017 Private Collection

War and Peace, commerical wool, handspun wool, cotton. 15×11 inches Inspired by the petroglyphs of Arizona and New Mexico that date 700-1400 CE. Depicted here are symbols for land, peace, war, life, and symbols that can mean the four directions, the four winds, the four stages of life independently and together. 2017